Why the Gonzo ‘Rome Isn’t Real’ Conspiracy Keeps Going Viral

Dec 7 2022 by The Daily Beast

 
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When Alex Fitzpatrick decided to pursue a career in archaeology, her friends from school asked her, not entirely jokingly, “Oh, like the Ancient Aliens people?” referring to the popular A&E Networks show based on the pseudoscientific premise that extraterrestrials visited Earth thousands of years ago.

“No, I’m going to be a real archaeologist,” she recalled responding. Now a researcher and science communicator with a...

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